The Impact Of Remittances On Household
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International Remittances And The Household Analysis And Review Of Global Evidence
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Author : Richard H. Adams
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2007
International Remittances And The Household Analysis And Review Of Global Evidence written by Richard H. Adams and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Citizens categories.
Abstract: This paper examines the economic impact of international remittances on countries and households in the developing world. To analyze the country-level impact of remittances, the paper estimates an econometric model based on a new data set of 115 developing countries. Results suggest that countries located close to a major remittance-sending region (like the United States, OECD-Europe) are more likely to receive international remittances, and that while the level of poverty in a country has no statistical effect on the amount of remittances received, for those countries which are fortunate enough to receive remittances, these resource flows do tend to reduce the level and depth of poverty. At the household level, a review of findings from recent research suggest that households receiving international remittances spend less at the margin on consumption goods-like food-and more on investment goods-like education and housing. Households receiving international remittances also tend to invest more in entrepreneurial activities.
The Impact Of Migrant Remittances On Household Welfare In Ghana
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Author : Peter Quartey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Impact Of Migrant Remittances On Household Welfare In Ghana written by Peter Quartey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
The Impact Of Remittances On Poverty And Human Capital
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Author : Pablo Acosta
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2007
The Impact Of Remittances On Poverty And Human Capital written by Pablo Acosta and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Debt Markets categories.
This paper explores the impact of remittances on poverty, education, and health in 11 Latin American countries using nationally representative household surveys and making an explicit attempt to account for one of the inherent costs associated with migration -- the potential income that the migrant may have made at home. The main findings of the study are the following: (1) regardless of the counterfactual used remittances appear to lower poverty levels in most recipient countries; (2) yet despite this general tendency, the estimated impacts tend to be modes; and (3) there is significant country heterogeneity in the poverty reduction impact of remittances' flows. Among the aspects that have been identified in the paper that may lead to varying outcomes across countries are the percentage of households reporting remittances income, the share of remittances of recipient households belonging to the lowest quintiles of the income distribution, and the relative importance of remittances flows with respect to GDP. While remittances tend to have positive effects on education and health, this impact is often restricted to specific groups of the population.
The Impact Of Remittances On Household
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Author : Dr Kazi Abdul Mannan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Impact Of Remittances On Household written by Dr Kazi Abdul Mannan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
This paper, the Working-Lesser model has been applied to estimate the impact of remittances on households' expenditure patterns in Bangladesh. In order to investigate the expenditure patterns, we estimated the regressions for three different categories. The dataset which has used to examine the impact of remittances on household expenditure behaviour was obtained from the Household Survey in Sylhet Division in Bangladesh during the period January to June 2004. Given the specificities in the data, that is, the all positive numbers in current consumption variable and the presence of a considerable number of zero values in the durable goods and education categories, two different estimation methods have been used, that is OLS and Tobit. Regarding the factors affecting the expenditure patterns, the results suggested that as income in the household increases the share of expenditure in current consumption decreases. The effect of income is the opposite on the share of durable goods and education. The age-current consumption relationship is non-linear suggesting a U-shaped function and the lowest point being at the age. Home ownership increases the share of expenditure on current consumption and durable goods, while it decreases the category of education, perhaps reflecting some sort of economic security compared to their counterparts. The estimates suggest that the changes in income of households who receive remittances are spent differently compared to non-recipients across expenditure categories. However, years of migration are not found to affect expenditure patterns. Overall, the findings suggest that there is little evidence that changes in income levels for households receiving remittances are spent very differently from the households not receiving them. Finally, findings may indicate that the policy relevance for remittances is not as important as suggested by the literature for developing countries, especially for those with a similar profile to Bangladesh.
Assessing The Impact On Household Incomes And Poverty Of Declines In Remittances Due To Covid 19
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Author : Diao, Xinshen
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2020-06-08
Assessing The Impact On Household Incomes And Poverty Of Declines In Remittances Due To Covid 19 written by Diao, Xinshen and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-08 with Political Science categories.
Remittances are an important income source for the poor in Myanmar, particularly for low-income rural households. This policy note focuses on the likely impact on household income and poverty in Myanmar of declines in international and domestic remittances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a microsimulation model to do so.
Does Migration Reshape Expenditures In Rural Households
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Author : J. Edward Taylor
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006
Does Migration Reshape Expenditures In Rural Households written by J. Edward Taylor and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Emigrant remittances categories.
"Migration reshapes rural economies in ways that may go beyond the contribution of migrant remittances to household income. Consumption and investment expenditures by migrant-sending households may transmit some of the impacts of migration to others inside and outside the rural economy, and they also may shape the potential effects of migration within the source household. Numerous studies have attempted to quantify the impact of migrant remittances on expenditures in migrant-sending households following one of two approaches. The first asks how migrant remittances are spent. It has the advantage of being simple but the significant disadvantage of ignoring the fungibility of income from migrant and nonmigrant sources. Remittances almost certainly have indirect effects on expenditures by way of their contribution to households' total budgets.
How Do Migration And Remittances Affect Inequality A Case Study Of Mexico
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Author : Zsoka Koczan
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2018-06-14
How Do Migration And Remittances Affect Inequality A Case Study Of Mexico written by Zsoka Koczan and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with Business & Economics categories.
The poverty-reducing effects of remittances have been well-documented, however, their effects on inequality are less clear. This paper examines the impact of remittances on inequality in Mexico using household-level information on the receiving side. It hopes to speak to their insurance role by examining how remittances are affected by domestic and external crises: the 1994 Mexican Peso crisis and the Global Financial Crisis. We find that remittances lower inequality, and that they become more pro-poor over time as migration opportunities become more widespread. This also strengthens their insurance effects, mitigating some of the negative impact of shocks on the poorest.
Does Migration Reshape Expenditures In Rural Households Evidence From Mexico
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Author : Jorge Mora
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Does Migration Reshape Expenditures In Rural Households Evidence From Mexico written by Jorge Mora and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Migration reshapes rural economies in ways that may go beyond the contribution of migrant remittances to household income. Consumption and investment expenditures by migrant-sending households may transmit some of the impacts of migration to others inside and outside the rural economy, and they also may shape the potential effects of migration within the source household. Numerous studies have attempted to quantify the impact of migrant remittances on expenditures in migrant-sending households following one of two approaches. The first asks how migrant remittances are spent. It has the advantage of being simple but the significant disadvantage of ignoring the fungibility of income from migrant and nonmigrant sources. Remittances almost certainly have indirect effects on expenditures by way of their contribution to households' total budgets. The second uses a regression approach that considers remittances as an explanatory variable, in addition to total income and other controls, in a household expenditure demand system. It has the advantage of enabling one to test whether remittances affect expenditures in ways that are independent of their contribution to total income. But it does not take into account other ways, besides remittances, in which migration may influence expenditure patterns in households with migrants. It also may suffer from econometric bias resulting from the endogeneity of migration and remittance receipts. The same variables may simultaneously affect both remittances and household expenditures, and unless one controls for this, biased estimates may result.
Remittances And Poverty In Ghana
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Author : Richard H. Adams
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006
Remittances And Poverty In Ghana written by Richard H. Adams and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Emigrant remittances categories.
The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty in Ghana. With only one exception, he finds that both types of remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Ghana. But the size of the poverty reduction depends on how poverty is being measured. The author finds that poverty is reduced more when international, as opposed to internal, remittances are included in household income, and when poverty is measured by the more sensitive poverty measures-poverty gap and squared poverty gap. For example, the squared poverty gap measure shows that including international remittances in household expenditure (income) reduces the severity of poverty by 34.8 percent, while including internal remittances in such income reduces the severity of poverty by only 4.1 percent. International remittances reduce the severity of poverty more than internal remittances because of the differential impact of these two types of remittances on poor households. Households in the poorest decile group receive 22.7 percent of their total household expenditure (income) from international remittances, as opposed to only 13.8 percent of such income from internal remittances. When these "poorest of the poor" households receive international remittances, their income status changes dramatically and this in turn has a large effect on any poverty measure-like the squared poverty gap-that considers both the number and distance of poor households beneath the poverty line.
The Impact Of Remittances On Labor Supply The Case Of Jamaica
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Author : Namsuk Kim
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2007
The Impact Of Remittances On Labor Supply The Case Of Jamaica written by Namsuk Kim and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Employees categories.
Abstract: A puzzle in the recently stagnated economy of Jamaica is that high rates of unemployment have persisted even when real wages have been increasing. This paper examines aspects of the labor supply in an effort to understand why high rates of unemployment have existed with increasing real wages. This is a sign of a badly functioning labor market. The cross-sectional analysis suggests that remittances have some impact on labor supply, especially on labor market participation. The pseudo panel data analysis also confirms that remittances have a strong impact on labor participation but not on weekly working hours. Households with remittance income have a higher reservation wage and have reduced the supply of labor by moving out of the labor force.